Beta release: Single Transferrable Vote based Elections
Robert Guthrie Fri 12 Jun 2026 9:00AMPublicSeen by 167We added this a month or two back, but I'm catching up on all the things I need to communicate and ask for feedback on.
We've developed Single Transferrable Vote style election polls in Loomio, with the help and input of the NYC DSA.
It should be considered Beta quality.
If you do decide to run an STV election with Loomio, I'll do my best to support you and fix any issues that show up. I don't expect any issues with recording votes - the complexity and newness is in how we calculate the results.
I recommend running a small test election and kicking the tires before launching it with your whole group.
https://help.loomio.com/en/user_manual/polls/stv/index.html
The help documentation is literally just AI generated. I apologise. If you take the time to give me feedback or ask questions, I'd be very grateful and be sure to do my best with it.
Actually now that I mention it.. we should probably run a fake election in here to test it out... I might launch one soon.
david raynerFri 12 Jun 2026 11:11AM
sorry...Robert for president..
must get the leader's name right. we respect you.
Robert GuthrieFri 12 Jun 2026 12:24PM
@david rayner minister of finance is not a popular position - that's very kind.
Scott Laugenour (he/him)Fri 12 Jun 2026 11:52AM
Good idea to run a test election. I will gladly participate in one.
Electing a board of reps
STV election by Robert Guthrie Closed Sun 14 Jun 2026 9:01PM
Thanks so much for participating in the STV election. This exercise was purely to kick the tires and get feedback.
The candidates were random noise, so it might not read super intuitively, however please give whatever feedback seems important from your perspective.
We're going to practice an election with 3 seats and 5 candidates. Voting open just for this weekend.
Vote by dragging candidates into your preferred order. Rank 1 is your most preferred candidate. You may rank as many or as few candidates as you like.
Results
Scottish STV, Droop quota (3 votes needed)
Elected
| Candidate | Round elected | First preferences | Final tally | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quorum McGee | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Votey McVoteface | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Polly Delphi | 5 | 1 | 3.94 | 0.94 |
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quorum McGee | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Abstain Buttonsworth | 1 | 1.4 | 1.49 | 1.49 | - |
| Polly Delphi | 1 | 1.4 | 1.43 | 2.45 | 3.94 |
| Threadsworth | 1 | 1 | 1.03 | - | - |
| Votey McVoteface | 2 | 3.2 | - | - | - |
| Quota | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
10 of 1256 votes cast (0% participation)
AnonymousFri 12 Jun 2026 12:18PM
| 1 - Votey McVoteface | ||
| 2 - Quorum McGee | ||
| 3 - Abstain Buttonsworth | ||
| 4 - Threadsworth | ||
| 5 - Polly Delphi |
There are no accidents. Clearly Votey is the #1 choice because not looking for power over.
AnonymousFri 12 Jun 2026 12:18PM
| 1 - Quorum McGee | ||
| 2 - Polly Delphi | ||
| 3 - Votey McVoteface |
Thanks for the above the line pointer.
AnonymousFri 12 Jun 2026 12:18PM
| 1 - Abstain Buttonsworth | ||
| 2 - Polly Delphi | ||
| 3 - Quorum McGee | ||
| 4 - Threadsworth | ||
| 5 - Votey McVoteface |
Based on their qualifications, of course. :)
Robert GuthrieFri 12 Jun 2026 12:21PM
Note to Self: I did not drag the candidates above the line, just reordered in-place and the error was: min_score validation failure
Should be "Drag candidates above the line to rank them" or something
david rayner ·Fri 12 Jun 2026 11:06AM
rob for president? i will be ur minister of finance...